I was curious after I looked into this prop. Unlike the SAVE act, which would disenfranchise a lot of people, Prop 39 would require the state to give voter ID cards to everyone who requests one which resolves a big issue.
It sounds mostly good to me now, as it could somewhat strengthen confidence in elections, and many countries have a similar requirement. The only issues I can think of are:
- This isn’t really necessary, and is basically just a random hurdle
- Somewhat expensive, for no major reason The biggest thing is
- bending the knee to trump
Is there something I’m missing?
From an access standpoint, someone would need to know they can request a free ID. The people who need the free ID are the mostly likely to not have the tools or education to request one.
Everyone should automatically be given an ID.
Exactly. And asking for one requires time and energy the people without resources are unlikely to have. Everyone should be registered and provided with the means to vote by default.